Man stabbed outside Spartanburg business

Deputies respond to stabbing

Spartanburg County Sheriff's officers are on the scene at a business on Dexter Road where a person was stabbed on Friday afternoon.

JOHN BYRUM/john.byrum@shj.com

From staff reports

Published: Friday, February 1, 2013 at 5:19 p.m.

Last Modified: Friday, February 1, 2013 at 5:19 p.m.

Spartanburg County Sheriff's deputies responded Friday afternoon to a stabbing at Johnstone Supply on Dexter Road.

The incident involved two people whose names were not immediately available.

Lt. Tony Ivey wrote in an email that one person felt an HVAC unit was not correctly installed and wanted his money returned. The man seeking a refund followed the other man to Johnstone Supply where he confronted and physically assaulted him, Ivey wrote. The victim stabbed the assailant once in the torso with a small pocket knife, Ivey wrote.

“The man being assaulted told investigators he was afraid of being injured by his attacker and that is why he stabbed him. Witness statements confirm the victim's version of the incident and Investigators have determined he acted in self-defense. At this time there will be no charges filed against anyone in this case,” Ivey wrote.

<p>Spartanburg County Sheriff's deputies responded Friday afternoon to a stabbing at Johnstone Supply on Dexter Road.</p><p>The incident involved two people whose names were not immediately available. </p><p>Lt. Tony Ivey wrote in an email that one person felt an HVAC unit was not correctly installed and wanted his money returned. The man seeking a refund followed the other man to Johnstone Supply where he confronted and physically assaulted him, Ivey wrote. The victim stabbed the assailant once in the torso with a small pocket knife, Ivey wrote.</p><p>“The man being assaulted told investigators he was afraid of being injured by his attacker and that is why he stabbed him. Witness statements confirm the victim's version of the incident and Investigators have determined he acted in self-defense. At this time there will be no charges filed against anyone in this case,” Ivey wrote.</p>